Wrapping bar tape.

Can someone tell me which direction to wrap in please? At the moment I have done it so that on the tops of the bars the edges of the tape points to the middle of the bike (\\\ stem ///) but my bosses new bike points away from the bike (/// stem \\\). I took my old stuff off without looking which way round it was taped and having looked on You Tube and pics on the web there seems to be no consensus.

So STW, which is the correct way? And does it actually matter anyway?!

Ok, looking at the tour bikes on bike radar it appears that while mine goes the same way as Foxy up there it seems to be the opposite to most pro bikes. I also need to work on my figure of 8's. I think I may have a play in the garden tonight over a beer.

I've tried double wrapping before and found it sort of worked for a bit, but ultimately didn't really serve to absorb any more buzz/vibration, and just felt a bit too chunky and odd, that's why I'm keen to try gel pads, but if they'ree no better then I guess I'm back to square one...

If you think about it, your hands naturally creep out on the bars - from the stem to the hoods
So you need the edges of the overlap to be facing the out - towards the hoods - or you'll end up pushing them up.

I go from the middle outwards, going over the top towards the front of the bike (\\\ stem ///) - then... when it gets to the hoods it wraps around and then reverses and goes over the top towards the back.
For no reason other than it seems logical.
I use the Specialized tape with gel fat/inserts on the tops of the bars and on the inside bottom of the drops. It is cumbersome to do but you can cut it down and it doesn't bulk out the bars too much as it squishes a lot.
No slip, but it does wear quite easily if you don't move your hands around much.